Church bells to ring, prayers set vs corruption

MANILA, Philippines —  Church bells under the Archdiocese of Manila will be tolled every 8 p.m. to signify the people’s “prophetic cry of indignation and outrage” against widespread corruption, Archbishop Jose Cardinal Advincula said yesterday.

Obligatory prayers or an Oratio Imperata for “integrity, truth and justice” will replace the Prayer of the Faithful during masses.

Advincula’s directive starts tomorrow until lifted.

“The magnitude of corruption in our country is more and more appalling as we continue to discover its enormity and extent,” he said, referring to corruption in flood control projects involving government officials.